Together We Can

In a way only Widener leaders can, Bryan Solomon went to work.

The sophomore mechanical engineering student was on a mission to organize a week of activities in March to support the
national NO MORE campaign – a grassroots movement that seeks to make domestic violence and sexual assault awareness
and prevention a priority.

Solomon was inspired in part by criminal justice courses he took with Dr. Sarah Nicksa, who he says shared a passion about the need to increase awareness of sexual assault
and dating violence.

“I see this as a week where we can be proactive to make Widener as safe as possible
for all current and future students, faculty and staff,” he said of Widener’s NO MORE
Week, which will take place March 14-18.

Solomon, who is considering a criminal justice minor, also felt a connection to this
cause because of his two sisters.

“If I can do something to help prevent instances of domestic violence and sexual assault,
I feel like in some way I am making things a little safer for my sisters,” Solomon
said.

He added that as a brother of Alpha Tau Omega and a member of the Widener Track & Field team, he knows that both individuals involved in Greek life and student athletes can have
tremendous influence in changing social norms and attitudes that can contribute to
acts of domestic violence and sexual assault.

“I enlisted the help of my Alpha Tau Omega brothers to organize Widener’s NO MORE
Week, and the other fraternities and sororities on campus have supported us by helping
to sponsor and administer some of the planned events,” Solomon explained.

“I also worked with various individuals on campus, including our Title IX coordinators and President Wollman, to ensure that the entire university is on board with what I am trying to accomplish.”

Solomon’s desire to gather as many resources as possible to support the NO MORE initiative
fits perfectly with the group’s mission.

“Together we can end domestic violence and sexual assault,” reads the NO MORE logo.

Along with a week of events, the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega are collecting cell phones
and selling shirts that say "Widener University Says No More" to benefit Delaware
County agencies that assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.